...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

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[News] Daniel Henney on ‘Hawaii Five-O’.

[News] Daniel Henney on ‘Hawaii Five-O’. Cr. - Joongang Ilbo

Model and actor Daniel Henney made an appearance in an episode of “Hawaii Five-O” that aired in the United States on Monday.

He
played the character Michael Noshimuri, apparently at the bidding of
CBS, the network behind “Three Rivers,” a medical drama in which Henney
also appears.

Henney, whose mother is part Korean, wasn’t the
only actor to represent the nation in the CBS drama about a special
investigation unit in Hawaii.

Daniel Dae Kim of “Lost,” who is of Korean descent, is one of the leads on the show, Chin Ho Kelly.

Meanwhile,
Henney, who shot to fame in Korea through dramas, will star in two
movies - “Last Standing” and “Shanghai Calling” - set to open in the
United States next year.

“Shanghai Calling” won two awards at
the 15th annual Shanghai International Film Festival. The 33-year-old
Henney, who is of Korean and American descent, won Best New Actor for
his role in the romantic comedy that centers on the theme of
intercultural romance with Shanghai as the backdrop.